'I live a simple life,' he said. '"One of the things that made me really want to do this was people always saying: "Aw, this is not really who he is. He's not always laughing. It's not always fun for him."

'This is who I am. I really wanted to show people this is who I am. I like to have fun. I like to chill. I like to go out.

' That's just a part of me. The part that people don't see, that's the part I want to show people behind the scenes, the hard work.'

Happy together: Mo brought along wife Tania who looked glamorous in a black and cream gown

Coupling: Footballer Olivier Giroud and wife Jennifer held hands as they arrived at the party (left) while fellow soccer star Robert Pires was also in attendance with wife Jessica

Funnyman: The comic is clearly a fan of the top Olympian

Me and Jimmy: The TV presenter and deadpan comedian looked less straight faced than usual as he chatted with the athletes

The sprinter is the world-record-holder in the 100 and 200-meter dashes, and anchored the fastest 4x100-meter relay in world history as well. But without those three golds from Rio de Janeiro, Bolt would have felt somewhat unfulfilled.

'I wanted to be one of the greatest,' he said. 'I wanted to be among the greats. Without this Olympics, I would be great, yes.

'But I don't think I would be in the bracket of Muhammad Ali, Pele and the great footballers. That's what I want.'